Table 2 mean (SD) of LS according to the independent variables (n = 1187)

Sex

Male

643 [54.2]

8.83

(2.88)

0.001

Female

544[45.8]

9.43

(3.29)

Age group

16–24 year

360 [30.3]

9.10

(2.95)

0.151

25–34 year

394[33.2]

8.90

(3.15)

35–44 year

220 [18.5]

9.10

(2.89)

45–54 year

118[9.9]

9.33

(3.14)

55–64 year

69 [5.8]

9.60

(3.71)

65–75 year

26[2.2]

10.30

(3.44)

Marriage

single

601 [50.6]

8.72

(2.92)

0.001

Married

542[45.7]

9.62

(3.17)

Widow and divorced

44 [3.7]

8.06

(3.32)

Education

Under diploma

190 [16.0]

9.12

(3.27)

0.629

diploma

388[32.7]

8.99

(3.02)

College

609 [51.3]

9.18

(3.08)

physical activity (PA)

Never

276 [23.3]

8.21

(3.00)

0.001

1–3 times a month

316[26.7]

8.85

(2.99)

1–2 times a week

364 [30.7]

9.74

(3.15)

3 or more times a week

231 [19.5]

9.54

(2.94)

SRH

Very bad

59 [5.0]

7.54

(3.35)

0.001

Bad

87[7.3]

7.25

(2.89)

Not bad – not good

318 [26.8]

8.14

(2.82)

Good

547 [46.1]

9.61

(2.92)

Very good

176 [14.6]

10.67

(2.85)

SSS

1

81 [6.8]

6.61

(2.22)

0.001

2

99[8.3]

7.47

(2.98)

3

148 [12.5]

7.79

(2.80)

4

152 [12.7]

8.18

(2.52)

5

275 [23.1]

9.21

(2.65)

6

152 [12.8]

9.43

(2.83)

7

130[11.0]

10.50

(2.63)

8

93 [7.8]

11.46

(2.85)

9

30 [2.5]

13.73

(1.52)

10

27 [2.3]

12.22

(2.96)

Total participants

1187[100]

9.11

(3.05)